Rather than becoming discouraged, know that encountering a wall is proof of the progress that you have made so far.
Daisaku IkedaBut I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress.
Daisaku IkedaLife is painful. It has thorns, like the stem of a rose. Culture and art are the roses that bloom on the stem. The flower is yourself, your humanity. Art is the liberation of the humanity inside yourself.
Daisaku Ikeda